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Why do we always bring this topic up? No no and oh hell no. The old rivalry is dead and we need to accept that. Lets focus on winning our conference and knocking off some AQ schools.

Me personally. I'm just curious about the future of the Sun Belt. Move have to be made especially if we get raided again. I don't think the raiding is over. If we loose schools we must find replacements. I'm just throwing out different schools to get Trojan Nation's opinion.

Frankly, I'd love to see Jax St. become a rival again, but I'm not going to advocate their move up to FBS or to the Sunbelt, because they are not the best answer for the Sunbelt right now.

Ga. Southern and App St. are the two best FCS options for the Sunbelt, IF, and only IF that's the approach the Sunbelt takes, IF they decide to expand further.

Right now, we maintain 10 schools with the addition of Tx. St. and Ga. St. If it's the decision to go to 12 schools, AND it's the decision to add FCS to do it, then Ga. Southern and App St. would be my choices.

It would be preferable to get existing FBS teams, but with CUSA and Big East fishing for existing teams, it's unlikely there will be any available, except the remaining WAC fallouts (NMSU & Idaho).

I think the Sunbelt is in a hold position waiting to see if any other teams do get grabbed, and will only add right now, if other teams get poached.

Jax State is currently right where they belong. Let them stay in FCS, we don't need them in the Sun Belt or in FBS. If they want to renew the rivalry they are welcome to come to Troy and play us, but we aren't going to return the trip...we're better than that.

I'd love to play the Gamecocks Inside the Walls, I think the attendance would be good and we could use an easy win each season. I'm all for that.

Nonetheless, there came a point in time I lost my ability to be an Alabama fan.That was in August of 2001 - the year my school TroyStateUniversity, became a Division I-A football program and direct rival to Alabama and Auburn. At that point, I chose to draw a permanent line.